Chelsea might face sanctions for their
European Super League involvement if other Premier League clubs do push for
punishments.
According to Sky Sports, a senior club official had
told them that they wanted penalties to be awarded to the ‘Big Six’ who were
involved in this competition.
They believed it was a clear breach of rules and the only
way to prevent future breakaways was to induce sentences
However, another top flight executive said that restrictions
such as point deductions or fines would only damage the fans, players or
managers, rather than the people at fault.It was confirmed today that the half
dozen English teams had withdrawn from the plans, with Chelsea and Manchester
City first to do so.
This was a major U-turn, having only announced their
projections for such an exclusive project a few days ago.Even if no physical
punishments are handed out, the emotional and reputational damage has already
been done.
Owners of the 12 teams will struggle to scrape back any
credibility they might have possessed.Blues chairman Bruce Buck has taken a lot
of flack for his part in the Super League planning, but supporters haven’t
forgotten about Roman Abramovich either.
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